Antarès

Antarès

Born to defy impermanence

First launched in a collector’s box and adorned with a diamond-set bezel, Antarès unveiled a brand new design. The watch, which has been entirely redesigned from the original model created in 2007, is now presented in a steel version with a black dial. Boasting sophisticated understated architecture, it still comes with an interchangeable strap system to reflect your mood with elegant distinction.

CHARM OFFENSIVE

In faceted polished steel, the rectangular case (27 x 19 mm) presents a bevelled bezel that magnifies the pure lines of the dial, which is protected by an equally faceted sapphire crystal. Sparkling with shimmering reflections, its black background accentuates the rhodium-plated steel Dagger-shaped hands. Standing out beautifully against the dial, they offer an understated reading of the time.

FREEDOM OF STYLE

Giving prominence to luxury details, Antarès straps are interchangeable with a simple click, offering an infinite number of style possibilities. In turn classic, chic, trendy or with a pop-art aesthetic, this exceptional timepiece can be fully customised. Wearers can choose their favourite strap from a wide variety of colours (no less than 30) and materials, with either a single or double wrap.

With a timeless case and on-trend straps, Antarès defies impermanence by reinventing itself over time. French-made – designed, engineered, assembled, adjusted, and inspected at the Michel Herbelin workshops in the Jura mountains of the Franche-Comté region – it draws on 75 years of French watchmaking tradition. Combining precious materials with a Swiss-made quartz movement of proven reliability, its feminine delicacy makes this timepiece a gem of a watch to be passed down from mother to daughter.

About Michel Herbelin. . . In the last century, Michel Herbelin founded his eponymous brand as an independent family-owned traditional French watchmaking company in Charquemont, in the region of Haut-Doubs near the Swiss border. Set in the heart of the manufacturing region of Fine Watchmaking – close to its main suppliers to ensure absolute control over production – the company has its own design studio within the workshops where watches are assembled. Beautifully made, in a price range from €300 to €3,000, Michel Herbelin watches are exclusively equipped with Swiss movements. In 2021, annual production reached 85,000 watches, with distribution through 3,000 points of sale across 50 countries. Heir to a watchmaking tradition stretching back almost 75 years, this Jura brand is spurred on by the passion of a family that has seen three generations take up the craft since 1947. Managing the company started by his father since 2010, Pierre-Michel Herbelin entrusted it to four young men in 2020, including the founder's grandsons Maxime and Mathieu Herbelin and two close members of the "Herbelin family": Cédric Gomez-Montiel and Benjamin Theurillat.